Howard University Middle School of Mathematics & Science
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 582677214
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2028067725
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Charter Schools
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $8,890,348
- Expenses
- $9,740,746
- Assets
- $6,229,688
- Liabilities
- $490,605
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
19 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KATHRYN PROCOPE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- KATHRYN PROCOPE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $218,110 total reported compensation
- CORBET HOUSTON (PRINCIPAL): $168,120 total reported compensation
- LEE VASON (DEAN OF STUDENT CULTURE): $142,512 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The howard university middle school of mathematics and science is the only middle school in the country that is located on the campus of an hbcu. We were chartered by howard university for the express purpose of creating a pipeline for stem careers among african american students. Our middle school serves grades 6 - 8 from all wards in Washington dc with the majority of our students living in wards 7 and 8. Because of our rigorous curriculum, an average of 45% of our 8th-grade students is regularly accepted into selective high schools in Washington dc. In 2016, we had the first students promoted from our school to graduate from howard university, all of them pursuing careers in stem fields. Our partnership with howard university provides our students with the opportunity to experience college while in middle school. Our students visit college classes, are mentored and tutored by college students, and experience science first hand in the biology and chemistry laboratories on campus.
What it reported doing in 2024
The howard university public charter middle school of mathematics and science used a personalized learning focused curriculum designed to help students in mathematics and science and to connect and integrate stem disciplines into all core subjects. All students regardless of skill levels, learning styles, personalities, and cultures, were prepared to meet and exceed the learning standards requirements for the district of columbia. Teachers customized the learning environment to adapt to distance learning and the needs of every learner.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 83% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 23
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
- Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74
- Fundraising efficiency: $146.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 13.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 74.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $218K · 19 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
- Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.